Melissa & Doug See & Spell – Fun and Learning Together

Product display of Melissa & Doug See & Spell

Finding a toy for your child that is both fun and allows for a learning experience is something you can really feel good about. This what Melissa and Doug toy company strives to produce with each new product design they release on the market. I really love Melissa and Doug toys because they are well made and appropriate for the age, in this case toddler/preschool. This learning toy is simple, offering straight-forward logic that kids will understand and really enjoy getting involved with. Parents will love the opportunity to work with their young children as they start to grasp how each letter fits into the two-sided wooden board.

See & Spell contains twenty pictures of three or four letter words, with more than seventy colored letters included. Children will start developing better alphabet recognition while learning fine motor skills as they place each letter.The boards all have a picture of the word they are placing, as to help the child visually recall the word they are spelling. The See and Spell comes in its own case with a lid for easy cleanup and storage. Without question, one of the best “spelling toys” on the market today.

What Are The Features Included With This See & Spell Game?

Complete a puzzle to spell a word, while developing a sight-reading vocabulary.
Or use the letters for stenciling. 64 colorful wooden letters fit into the 8 two-sided cutout boards.
All spelling and fine motor fun fits into one compact wooden storage case.
Perfect opportunity to introduce lower case letters to young children.
Twenty playful pictures with three and includes over 70 letters.

What Are The Shortcomings Of This Child Spelling Board Game?

A few reports that the top color laminate of the letters can fall off.
The storage box the letters come in is reported to be not very sturdy.

Get The Scoop On The Melissa & Doug Spelling Puzzle

Customer reviews are a great way to research a product and find out if it truly delivers. Here are a few reviews from owners of the Melissa & Doug See & Spell.

My grandson is just under three and he loves doing these puzzles. I placed the letters for each two sided puzzle in a small plastic bag and printed the words on the label of each bag. Enough letters come with the puzzles to do this with a few extra letters left over. In this way, it is easier for a young preschooler to be successful. I began letting him choose the puzzle and giving him the correct bag with the letters in it. He has progressed to the point that he can find the correct bag of letters himself by looking at the labels on the bags. He puts the letters back in the bag after he has done a puzzle. He seems to have no problem with the effort this organization requires and is learning quite a few sight words. Happily, he thinks this is a lot of fun and it beats having letters all over the house.

I like Melissa and Doug toys because they are sturdy and appropriate for the age, in this case toddler/pre-school. It’s simple, straight-forward logic that kids understand and like to try. My daughter can’t read yet (she is 34 months), but she seems to enjoy it. She knows her letters and this particular puzzle has helped her recognize lower case letters. Beware that the letters are small and my 18 month old likes to put them in her mouth, so I keep the pieces where the younger one can’t get at them. I think it’s great!